Tag: Nationwide Protest

NANS declares Jan. 14 nationwide protest against new tax laws

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NANS protest

The National Association of Nigerian Students, (NANS), has set 14 January, 2026, for a nationwide action to protest against the implementation of the new tax laws, citing concerns over its impact on students and the wider Nigerian populace. NANS President, Olushola Oladoja, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday where he expressed profound disappointment and total lack of confidence in the fiscal and economic advisers surrounding President Bola Tinubu. Oladoja said thorough what he called their misguided counsel, Tinubu has continued to push the administration towards an avoidable national…

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Nationwide protest kicks-off, as NLC warns of ‘worst survival crisis’ in history

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NLC Nationwide protest

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday led nationwide protests across Abuja, Lagos, Anambra and several other states, warning that Nigerians are facing the worst survival crisis in the country’s history amid worsening insecurity, soaring inflation and collapsing living standards. The demonstrations went ahead despite a late-night meeting between President Bola Tinubu and NLC leaders on Tuesday, which labour officials said failed to yield concrete commitments capable of halting the action. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, led the Abuja protest, joined by civil society activists, including Omoyele Sowore and members of the…

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#EndBadGovernance: Kaduna, Kano, Katsina residents shun 1million-man protests

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#EndBadGovernance protesters

It was a beehive of socio-economic activities yesterday, as the residents of Kaduna, Kano and Katsina States shunned the one-million-man nationwide protests. According to reports from the three States, hordes of people were seen busy undertaking their routine public and private activities. It was gathered that markets, motor parks, supermarkets and other economic activities were going on unfettered, oblivious of the proposed protests. Commercial motorists and motorcyclists were also seen busy conveying passengers to and from their various destinations. Security agents were also seen patrolling major streets, protecting critical State…

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EndBadGovernance organisers plan -million-man Grand Finale protest across Nigeria

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#EndBadGovernance protesters

The ‘Take It Back Movement’, a leading organiser of the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest, in conjunction with other protest organisers, has announced plans for a massive one-million-man protest across all 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, today, Saturday. According to National Coordinator of the Movement, Sanyaolu Juwon, this event marks a critical juncture in their nationwide campaign, which began on August 1, 2024. He said, “The Take It Back Movement (TIB), side-by-side with other organisers and organisations, will on August 10, lead a monumental one-million-man protest in each…

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Protest: “Look beyond present ‘temporary’ pains” – Tinubu begs Nigerians

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Tinubu begs

President Bola Tinubu has pleaded with Nigerians to be patient with his administration, assuring them that the country is transitioning from darkness to dawn. In an official video released by the State House yesterday, Tinubu acknowledged the country’s on-going hardships due to the removal of fuel subsidy and the floating of the Naira. He noted that Nigerians’ pain was compounded by what he described as an “avoidable lag” between the subsidy removal and his helpful plans for the country.

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#EndBadGovernance: “No going back on 10-day protest” – Key organisers

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#EndBadGovernance key organisers

Organisers of the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest against hunger and hardship have vowed to continue their agitation until the tenth day despite the deployment of security operatives to intimidate them. In an interview with newsmen yesterday, the former country director of ActionAid Nigeria, Ene Obi and Hauwa Mustapha, a key organiser of the protest, stated that they would persist in demonstrating at the Moshood Abiola Stadium until the conclusion of the 10-day protest. Recall that on Tuesday, other protesters had abandoned the cause, leaving only the two women at the stadium.…

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EndBadGovernance: “Stop the protest, come for dialogue” Tinubu tells organisers

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Tinubu 2 organisers

President Bola Tinubu yesterday urged protesters in the on-going #EndBadGovernace protests to stop the demonstrations and create room for dialogue. The President, who stated this in a nationwide broadcast to the nation, said “ Under the circumstances, I hereby enjoin protesters and the organisers to suspend any further protest and create room for dialogue, which I have always acceded to at the slightest opportunity”. Recall that protests broke out across the nation on August 1 to draw attention to growing hunger and sufferings in the land. The protests turned violent…

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Hardship Protest: Why Tinubu deserves a second chance’

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu addressing Nigeria 696x348

Hassan Umar Farouk Silence is very dangerous, especially when your words can be the only source of healing at a moment – Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanian writer.  On August 1, 2024, thousands of Nigerians took to the streets across major cities and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), protesting against economic hardship and hunger. The demonstrations, which were marked by unfortunate incidents of violence and destruction in States such as Kano, Niger, Kaduna, and Jigawa, have highlighted widespread dissatisfaction with the government’s policies. The protests were organized in response to a range…

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Nationwide Protests: Arewa Forum backs CDS Musa’s call for media blackout

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Arewa Forum backs CDS2

The Arewa Concerned Citizens Forum (ACCF) has backed the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen. Christopher Musa’s call for a media blackout on the on-going nationwide protests. In an issued statement made available to newsmen in Kaduna yesterday, signed by its National Coordinator, Dr. Victor Bobai, Assistant Secretary, Moses Enenche and Director, Media and Publicity, Ibrahim Kolo. Recall that the CDS had on Friday, during a press conference in Abuja, asked both international and local media to stop covering the 10-day nationwide protests, which began on Thursday. He argued that…

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Atiku demands arrest, prosecution of those calling for eviction of Igbo from Lagos, S’West

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Atiku on Igbos

Former vice-president and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has demanded the arrest of individuals calling for the forceful eviction of Igbo people in Lagos, using the #IgboMustGo hashtag, on X. An X handle, @lagospedia, with over 40,000 follower known to push hate narratives towards the Igbo ethnic group, had, in the wake of the call for nationwide protest against hunger in the country, began to campaign for eviction of the Igbo from Lagos and other South-West States. Atiku, in response…

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